284       Provincial Court Proceedings, 1674.

         Liber M M  Spinke give Security to indempnifie the Court here and make resti
                 tution of the same or the Value thereof in case the said Robert
                 Nicholas or his Attorny'doe within a yeare and a day Come in and
                 make his or their just and due defence and proceed on in the said
                 action in comön forme and make it appeare the said Thomas Spinck
                 is Satisfied his just demand or any part thereof according to the true
                 intent & meaning of a certaine Act of Assembly in that case made
                 and provided.
                  Know all men by these prsents that I Henry Hudson of Virginia
                 Gent have remised released and for ever quitclaimed and by these
                 prsents doe for me my executors and administrators and every of
                 Us clearely and absolutely remise release and for ever quitclaime
                 unto Thomas Notley of St Maries County of the Province of Mary
                 land his executors and assignes all and all manner of actions Suits
                 quarnells debts duties bonds bills writeings reckonings accompts and
                 demand whatsoever wch against the said Thomas Notley ever I
                 had, may have or which I my executors or administrators or any
                 of Us at any time hereafter shall or may have for or by reason of
                 any matter cause or thing whatsoever from the Beginning of the
                 World untill the day of the date hereof Wittnes my hand and seale
                 the 26th day of April 1669.
                Signed Sealed and delivered in    Hen: Hudson (Seale)
                    the presence of
                    Edme Listen
                    Luke Gardnor.
                  On the backside of the abovesaid release was written thus
                    May 21th 1674.

                  Came Luke Gardner One of the wittnesses to the within written
                 release and made Oath that he Saw the within named Henry Hudson
                 signe seale and deliver the same as his Act and deed.
                 Sworne before me
                  Will Calvert.

                Charles Caivert Esq Benjamin Soley late of St Maries County Gent
                    agt was summoned to answer unto his Excellency
              Benjamin Soley   Charles Calvert Capt Gen” and cheife Gov
                               ernoun of this Province of a plea that he
                               render unto him the summe of fourteene thou
                               sand pounds of tobacco which to him he Oweth
                               and unjustly deteineth &c.
                  And whereupon the said Charles Calvert by Robert Ridgely his
                 Attorny saith that whereas the said Benjamin the 14th day of May
                 in the 42th yeare of the Dominion of Caecilius &c Annoq Dom 1674
                 at St Maries City in the said Province did borrow of him the said
                 Charles the said summe of fourteene thousand pounds of tobacco
                 and casque to be paid to the said Charles when thereunto required